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Chinois Inventa, Dit-on, La Poudre A Canon, Nous En Fit Don
19th-20th centuries
78.307
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
25-3/4 x 20 in. (sheet)
Accession NumberGift of William J. Holliday, Jr.
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color PaletteThe idea for the Miserere arose from the vast human suffering of World War I. In this plate from the series, a Chinese scholar ponders how gunpowder, which the Chinese had invented to produce delightful fireworks, had been turned to such destructive purposes.
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